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Monday, June 20, 2011
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
24+3
I actually can’t believe how fast time is going. It’s actually getting scary. So, we are now 24 weeks and three days pregnant, and Button (according to magazines etc) will be about 14 inches long! Our pregnancy is now 'Viable'! Which means that if little Elce was born now, there would be a chance of survival, and each day from now on, that chance will be greater. Still, fingers crossed they will carry on cooking for now!
While we're on the subject of early births, I still can’t help but feel a little paranoid that there may be indications of Button arriving early. I’m getting really distressed by the number of people telling me my bump is strangely low. Its approx 7-8 people a day! Even patients at work! Its really beginning to feel like something’s not right. They might as well be walking up to me and saying 'Hi, your bump looks worrying abnormal'! That, along with the fact that baby’s head was so low at the scan, my bump getting big quickly and a few other more recent premature symptoms im really starting to doubt my due date. I've got an appointment with Heather (my midwife) on Wednesday though so im going to ask her about it all and hopefully get some reassurance :)
Iv started making a book for Button. I've spent hours on it and im really proud of how its going (although I think there’s a few printing issues with it I need to look at). It’s full of photos and information on different family members, how I and Adam got together, our wedding etc. As a nice little keepsake to show Button where he/she came from. Im hoping to be finishing it and sending it to print within the next couple of days.
Buttons really active now, Adams felt his first kick and my tummy is moving around loads. Some kicks are even a bit uncomfortable, but i dont mind. Its lovely having little reminders that they are ok in there. Im starting to notice a bit of a pattern of when the baby is awake and asleep. I always get kicks when i first wake up, and as i settle down in the evening, often a little bit of movement after lunch and in the early afternoon, and lots of movement on the bus home! (I think thats Button looking forward to seeing daddy :) ).
Theres lots of wriggling going on in there right now :)
Some factors of pregnancy have become less than pleasant over the past few weeks. I now have really bad stretch marks that seem to be taking over the whole of my stomach, they itch like mad and are really frustrating. I've been applying Bio Oil twice a day for months, but they are still really bad. If they look like this at the moment, i bet i'll be covered by the time baby is actually here.
Iv been struggling alot with back and leg pain still. I should be going for physio at some point next week, so maybe this will help, but its really getting painful.
Sleep is becomming a thing of the past, which everyone is saying its to 'prepare me for when the babys here', but i have literally been sat in tears at 3am because im almost going full nights with no sleep, then having to face a full day at work. Its just frustrating because it doesnt seem to be one particular thing thats keeping me awake, just general discomfort, aches and to much thinking i think. Iv tried alsorts, nice warm bath and a massage from my sister before bed, trying to really wind down, but nothing seems to work. I seem to be back to an average of 5 toilet get-ups a night too, which doesnt help. So if anyone has any advice, please feel free to comment.
Its funny really, id always thought that i just havent recieved any comments on here, but i found them all the other day, quite a lot of them, that i had never noticed, so if you have ever commented on a post, i didnt mean to ignore you!
Another thing thats bothering me at the moment is the fact that iv got to start making some serious birth decisions. Its the hardest possible thing to do. I dont know how your supposed to make such huge decisions about something, when you have no clue what its going to be like or how your going to cope. It isnt lack of thinking about it either, i must think about labour approximately 20 times a day! And its what i spend most of my time awake at night thinking about too. I've just got all these thoughts whizzing round my head, water births, epidurals, pethedine, gas and air, active birth, positions, birthing balls, caesareans, and episiotomy. It’s all driving me a little mad! I feel like its going to be some of the biggest decisions of my life, something I don’t want to be getting wrong!
Adam, Button and I went out for a lovely meal on Monday night, thanks to Abi and Paul buying us some meal vouchers for Christmas. We spent the evening at Il Rosso in Mansfield and thoroughly enjoyed the quality time together to discuss our current situation. We talked about money, the house and what sort of parents we want to be. It was really lovely chatting about it with him. It made me feel even more excited because we both seem to have the same views on parenting.
I'm feeling quite optimistic about my remaining time at work now too. I've got 9 days of actual work left before a week off with monkey for our wedding anniversary!!! (How fast that’s gone!) then I have four weeks at work, then another week off, then four weeks back then I finish! It’s just nice to know that i've only got four weeks in one go before I can chill out and prepare for my baby.
On the cravings front, we're very much back on fruit juice! I am almost getting through a carton a day, which I don’t suppose is a bad thing really; there are much worse things to crave.
More exciting news, we think Button may have a name! We'd pretty much chosen our boys name a while ago, as it was literally the only boys name we could agree that we both liked. We have been struggling to decide between two girls names that we really like, but I think we may have come to a decision!
So, things are going well, im still loving every second of pregnancy, even though it feels like a pretty unattractive, and often quite painful period of my life. I know this baby will be worth every little ache and every stretch mark that’s going to come my way!
Here is an updated bump photo, taken just before we left for our lovely meal, 23+5 :)
While we're on the subject of early births, I still can’t help but feel a little paranoid that there may be indications of Button arriving early. I’m getting really distressed by the number of people telling me my bump is strangely low. Its approx 7-8 people a day! Even patients at work! Its really beginning to feel like something’s not right. They might as well be walking up to me and saying 'Hi, your bump looks worrying abnormal'! That, along with the fact that baby’s head was so low at the scan, my bump getting big quickly and a few other more recent premature symptoms im really starting to doubt my due date. I've got an appointment with Heather (my midwife) on Wednesday though so im going to ask her about it all and hopefully get some reassurance :)
Iv started making a book for Button. I've spent hours on it and im really proud of how its going (although I think there’s a few printing issues with it I need to look at). It’s full of photos and information on different family members, how I and Adam got together, our wedding etc. As a nice little keepsake to show Button where he/she came from. Im hoping to be finishing it and sending it to print within the next couple of days.
Buttons really active now, Adams felt his first kick and my tummy is moving around loads. Some kicks are even a bit uncomfortable, but i dont mind. Its lovely having little reminders that they are ok in there. Im starting to notice a bit of a pattern of when the baby is awake and asleep. I always get kicks when i first wake up, and as i settle down in the evening, often a little bit of movement after lunch and in the early afternoon, and lots of movement on the bus home! (I think thats Button looking forward to seeing daddy :) ).
Theres lots of wriggling going on in there right now :)
Some factors of pregnancy have become less than pleasant over the past few weeks. I now have really bad stretch marks that seem to be taking over the whole of my stomach, they itch like mad and are really frustrating. I've been applying Bio Oil twice a day for months, but they are still really bad. If they look like this at the moment, i bet i'll be covered by the time baby is actually here.
Iv been struggling alot with back and leg pain still. I should be going for physio at some point next week, so maybe this will help, but its really getting painful.
Sleep is becomming a thing of the past, which everyone is saying its to 'prepare me for when the babys here', but i have literally been sat in tears at 3am because im almost going full nights with no sleep, then having to face a full day at work. Its just frustrating because it doesnt seem to be one particular thing thats keeping me awake, just general discomfort, aches and to much thinking i think. Iv tried alsorts, nice warm bath and a massage from my sister before bed, trying to really wind down, but nothing seems to work. I seem to be back to an average of 5 toilet get-ups a night too, which doesnt help. So if anyone has any advice, please feel free to comment.
Its funny really, id always thought that i just havent recieved any comments on here, but i found them all the other day, quite a lot of them, that i had never noticed, so if you have ever commented on a post, i didnt mean to ignore you!
Another thing thats bothering me at the moment is the fact that iv got to start making some serious birth decisions. Its the hardest possible thing to do. I dont know how your supposed to make such huge decisions about something, when you have no clue what its going to be like or how your going to cope. It isnt lack of thinking about it either, i must think about labour approximately 20 times a day! And its what i spend most of my time awake at night thinking about too. I've just got all these thoughts whizzing round my head, water births, epidurals, pethedine, gas and air, active birth, positions, birthing balls, caesareans, and episiotomy. It’s all driving me a little mad! I feel like its going to be some of the biggest decisions of my life, something I don’t want to be getting wrong!
Adam, Button and I went out for a lovely meal on Monday night, thanks to Abi and Paul buying us some meal vouchers for Christmas. We spent the evening at Il Rosso in Mansfield and thoroughly enjoyed the quality time together to discuss our current situation. We talked about money, the house and what sort of parents we want to be. It was really lovely chatting about it with him. It made me feel even more excited because we both seem to have the same views on parenting.
I'm feeling quite optimistic about my remaining time at work now too. I've got 9 days of actual work left before a week off with monkey for our wedding anniversary!!! (How fast that’s gone!) then I have four weeks at work, then another week off, then four weeks back then I finish! It’s just nice to know that i've only got four weeks in one go before I can chill out and prepare for my baby.
On the cravings front, we're very much back on fruit juice! I am almost getting through a carton a day, which I don’t suppose is a bad thing really; there are much worse things to crave.
More exciting news, we think Button may have a name! We'd pretty much chosen our boys name a while ago, as it was literally the only boys name we could agree that we both liked. We have been struggling to decide between two girls names that we really like, but I think we may have come to a decision!
So, things are going well, im still loving every second of pregnancy, even though it feels like a pretty unattractive, and often quite painful period of my life. I know this baby will be worth every little ache and every stretch mark that’s going to come my way!
Here is an updated bump photo, taken just before we left for our lovely meal, 23+5 :)
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
Pooorlyish :(
I haven't been very well these past few days. Ended up rushing to an emergency doctor on Friday due to a referral i had from work for having blood in my ear. I seem to be being taken over by nasty infections :(
We stayed at mums on Saturday night, so that i could get to work on Sunday, it was really nice as Abi (my sister) and Paul were over from Norfolk, so it gave us a lot of time together which we don't get very often. After tea, Adam and Paul sat at the table with their laptops talking about football and boys stuff. Me, Mum and Abi went and sat in the living room and had a really detailed conversation about childbirth. It was really nice to ask all my questions, and its made me feel a great deal better. It made me realise i was actually quite naive about the whole thing, and need to stop believing everything i see on TV.
I woke up feeling awful on Sunday morning, i kept having really hot flushes, where i would literally break into a sweat, and i had a really bad headache. I managed to get through my three hour shift at work, and got back to mums to a beautiful Sunday dinner, my step sister Claire, her husband Liam and my little niece Emilie came to join us. It was really nice to have everyone together. Almost as soon as id finished my pudding i felt really sick, and could barely keep my eyes open. So i excused myself and went upstairs to lie down. I only planned to rest for about 20 minutes but ended up being there for well over an hour, i then had to force myself to get up.
I was quite poorly in the night last night, waking up in hot sweats and shivering etc so iv had to have the day off today, which i hate doing.
I am managing to control the pain and temperature with paracetamol, but i don't even like taking them. Iv slept loads today so hopefully I'll shake it off pretty quick because i have got to go to work tomorrow!
According to one of my apps, our baby is now the size of a 'green olive'!! Why its specifically a green one, i don't know!
We officially have not agreed on one single boys name as of yet! We've been through thousands and just don't agree at all. We have two girls names which we both love, so its just a matter of choosing which we want to go with. We even have a middle name chosen for a little girl!
Bump is still pretty huge, and has got even more solid! Will put another picture on within the next few days!
Love love love xxx
We stayed at mums on Saturday night, so that i could get to work on Sunday, it was really nice as Abi (my sister) and Paul were over from Norfolk, so it gave us a lot of time together which we don't get very often. After tea, Adam and Paul sat at the table with their laptops talking about football and boys stuff. Me, Mum and Abi went and sat in the living room and had a really detailed conversation about childbirth. It was really nice to ask all my questions, and its made me feel a great deal better. It made me realise i was actually quite naive about the whole thing, and need to stop believing everything i see on TV.
I woke up feeling awful on Sunday morning, i kept having really hot flushes, where i would literally break into a sweat, and i had a really bad headache. I managed to get through my three hour shift at work, and got back to mums to a beautiful Sunday dinner, my step sister Claire, her husband Liam and my little niece Emilie came to join us. It was really nice to have everyone together. Almost as soon as id finished my pudding i felt really sick, and could barely keep my eyes open. So i excused myself and went upstairs to lie down. I only planned to rest for about 20 minutes but ended up being there for well over an hour, i then had to force myself to get up.
I was quite poorly in the night last night, waking up in hot sweats and shivering etc so iv had to have the day off today, which i hate doing.
I am managing to control the pain and temperature with paracetamol, but i don't even like taking them. Iv slept loads today so hopefully I'll shake it off pretty quick because i have got to go to work tomorrow!
According to one of my apps, our baby is now the size of a 'green olive'!! Why its specifically a green one, i don't know!
We officially have not agreed on one single boys name as of yet! We've been through thousands and just don't agree at all. We have two girls names which we both love, so its just a matter of choosing which we want to go with. We even have a middle name chosen for a little girl!
Bump is still pretty huge, and has got even more solid! Will put another picture on within the next few days!
Love love love xxx
Friday, January 7, 2011
Scan :)
Well due to my bump size and a few minor worries we now have our first scan booked for Monday morning at 8:40 ( 10/1/11). I am so excited and so scared at the same time. Here are the four main things on my mind:
* Is everything going to be ok?
* Will it be more than one baby? And if so how will we afford it?
*Am i alot further than we think? And if so how much time have we got to get everything sorted?
* If i am only 6 weeks, its worrying that i am already the size of 14 weeks+.
I dont see myself getting a great amount of sleep on Sunday night, but i need to try and relax.
Things have seemed strange today, iv had very little sickness, I didnt hit my clockwork exhaustion at 2:30 and iv had a few rather unplesant shooting pains, which i spoke to a midwife about. She told me to either book in with my GP (which is practically impossible unless u know u need an appointment 3 weeks in advance) or to go to A&E if it got considerably worse. Its been a really strange feeling all day, but i havent felt the need to go to A&E, and i now have two days off to chillout before my scan on monday.
Its funny how, iv gotten so used to feeling queasey and tired, iv been worried about not feeling like that!
We had a lovely little moment last night at Asda. We popped upstairs for a brief look round the baby section and to get me some much needed granny pants. As we were browsing tiny little romper suits and teeny little socks, i looked up at Adam and he had the proudest look on his face and a little tear in his eye. He said ' i cant believe im going to be buying tiny little outfits for my baby soon' and gave me a big hug. It was so nice. Adams always been very loving, but he's not one to show emotion like that, so it was a really special moment for us.
My cravings list that we purchased from Asda are as follows:
* 4x cartons of apple juice
1x Jar of Marmite
2x Giant jars of Beetroot
2X Packs of Billy Bear!
Another emotional moment for me was taking the christmas tree down yesterday. Next time we get that out, we will have our baby! Buttons first Christmas :')
It will be amazing to hear Buttons heartbeat for the first ever time on Monday. We are so excited :) And we'll hopefully have a little picture to put on too :)
XxXxXxXxXxXx
* Is everything going to be ok?
* Will it be more than one baby? And if so how will we afford it?
*Am i alot further than we think? And if so how much time have we got to get everything sorted?
* If i am only 6 weeks, its worrying that i am already the size of 14 weeks+.
I dont see myself getting a great amount of sleep on Sunday night, but i need to try and relax.
Things have seemed strange today, iv had very little sickness, I didnt hit my clockwork exhaustion at 2:30 and iv had a few rather unplesant shooting pains, which i spoke to a midwife about. She told me to either book in with my GP (which is practically impossible unless u know u need an appointment 3 weeks in advance) or to go to A&E if it got considerably worse. Its been a really strange feeling all day, but i havent felt the need to go to A&E, and i now have two days off to chillout before my scan on monday.
Its funny how, iv gotten so used to feeling queasey and tired, iv been worried about not feeling like that!
We had a lovely little moment last night at Asda. We popped upstairs for a brief look round the baby section and to get me some much needed granny pants. As we were browsing tiny little romper suits and teeny little socks, i looked up at Adam and he had the proudest look on his face and a little tear in his eye. He said ' i cant believe im going to be buying tiny little outfits for my baby soon' and gave me a big hug. It was so nice. Adams always been very loving, but he's not one to show emotion like that, so it was a really special moment for us.
My cravings list that we purchased from Asda are as follows:
* 4x cartons of apple juice
1x Jar of Marmite
2x Giant jars of Beetroot
2X Packs of Billy Bear!
Another emotional moment for me was taking the christmas tree down yesterday. Next time we get that out, we will have our baby! Buttons first Christmas :')
It will be amazing to hear Buttons heartbeat for the first ever time on Monday. We are so excited :) And we'll hopefully have a little picture to put on too :)
XxXxXxXxXxXx
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
My unusually large bump :/
Its really hard, and stays the same when i sit down, it doesnt flab or roll up or anything, Just a solid little bump. Quite concerned. Comments please xxx
5+6??
I'm beginning to get myself a little concerned. I am only supposedly 5 weeks + 6 days, yet i seem to be getting a pretty solid bump. Adam held it last night, and everyone at work has been having a look and a feel today and everyone thinks i may be a fair amount further than that. People have been commenting lots. I have explained that i did eat a fair amount over Christmas, but normally, when i put weight on, it spreads all over, hips, thighs, bum, face, arms usually. This can be mistaken for nothing but a very tidy bump. Its quite hard too, not flabby or anything. So i rang the doctors today and explained, and she's brought my Midwife appointment forward by a week, therefore i still have two weeks left to wait :(
I'll maybe take a photo later on and put it on.
It would be quite exciting to be closer to my 12 week mark than i thought, but we have lots of saving to do so i don't want to wish the time away!
All this has been making me think allot lately, my last period was freakishly short for me. Usually they would last a minimum of 6 days, and often go on for 7 or 8, but my last one was only 2.5 days :/ so maybe i am further than we think, only time will tell.
Adams made a fantastic spreadsheet at work today, with all our incomings and outgoings on. Its pretty scary to see it all written down like that. Things are going to be tight. Every spare penny we have needs to go towards Button :)
Adam told a couple of his work friends today, and it made me laugh how he said it. Here's how it went:
ADAM: Did u have a nice Christmas Linda?
LINDA: Yes thanks did you? What did you get?
ADAM: Ooo lots of things, A phone, a razor, a sander, a baby, a chocolate orange..
LINDA: A what???
ADAM: A chocolate orange :/ :p
This made me chuckle lots!
Anyway, i might blog a again in a bit more detail later (not that there's much more to say) but for the moment, i can barely keep my eyes open, It is heading on for 7pm after all! :p
xxxxxx
I'll maybe take a photo later on and put it on.
It would be quite exciting to be closer to my 12 week mark than i thought, but we have lots of saving to do so i don't want to wish the time away!
All this has been making me think allot lately, my last period was freakishly short for me. Usually they would last a minimum of 6 days, and often go on for 7 or 8, but my last one was only 2.5 days :/ so maybe i am further than we think, only time will tell.
Adams made a fantastic spreadsheet at work today, with all our incomings and outgoings on. Its pretty scary to see it all written down like that. Things are going to be tight. Every spare penny we have needs to go towards Button :)
Adam told a couple of his work friends today, and it made me laugh how he said it. Here's how it went:
ADAM: Did u have a nice Christmas Linda?
LINDA: Yes thanks did you? What did you get?
ADAM: Ooo lots of things, A phone, a razor, a sander, a baby, a chocolate orange..
LINDA: A what???
ADAM: A chocolate orange :/ :p
This made me chuckle lots!
Anyway, i might blog a again in a bit more detail later (not that there's much more to say) but for the moment, i can barely keep my eyes open, It is heading on for 7pm after all! :p
xxxxxx
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